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S.  R.  A.— B.  S.  20.  Issued  May  29,  1918. 

United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 

BUREAU   OF   BIOLOGICAL   SURVEY. 
E.  W.  Nelson,  Cnief  of  Buicau. 


SERVICE  AND  REGULATORY  ANNOUNCEMENTS. 


PROPOSED  AMENDMENTS  OF  THE  REGULATIONS  OF  AUGUST  21, 
1916,  AS  AMENDED  OCTOBER  10,  1917,  FOR  THE  PROTECTION  OF 
MIGRATORY  BIRDS. 

Washington.  D.  C,  May  20,  1918. 

Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the  act  of  March  4,  1913  (37  Stat., 
847),  authorizing  and  directing  the  Department  of  Agriculture  to 
adopt  suitable  regulations  prescribing  and  fixing  closed  seasons  for 
migratory  birds,  regulations,  copy  of  which  is  hereto  annexed,  amend- 
atory of  the  regulations  for  the  protection  of  migratory  birds  ap- 
proved by  the  President  of  the  United  States  August  21,  1916,  as 
amended  by  regulations  for  the  protection  of  migratory  birds  ap- 
proved October  10,  1917,  have  been  prepared,  are  hereby  made  pub- 
lic, and  are  hereby  proposed  for  adoption  after  allowing  a  period  of 
three  months  in  which  the  same  may  be  examined  and  considered. 

The  regulations,  as  finally  adopted,  will  become  effective  on  or 
after  September  1,  1918,  whenever  approved  by  the  President. 

Public  hearings  on  the  proposed  regulations  will  be  held  by  the 
'Bureau  of  Biological  Survey  of  this  department  whenever  deemed 
necessary.  Inquiries  in  reference  thereto  should  be  addressed  to  the 
Secretary  of  Agriculture. 

D.  F.  Houston. 
Secretary  of  Agriculture. 

Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the  act  of  March  4,  1913  (37  Stat., 
847),  authorizing  and  directing  the  Department  of  Agriculture  to 
adopt  suitable  regulations  prescribing  and  fixing  closed  seasons  for 
migratory  birds,  having  due  regard  to  zones  of  temperature,  breeding 
habits,  and  times  and  line  of  migratory  flight,  the  Department  of 
Agriculture  has  prepared  and  hereby  makes  public  for  examination 
and  consideration  before  final  adoption,  the  following  regulations 
amendatory  of  the  regulations  for  the  protection  of  migratory  birds 
approved  and  proclaimed  by  the  President  of  the  United  States 
August  21,  1916,  as  amended  by  regulations  for  the  protection  of 
migratory  birds  approveET an6T~pffi^ffiH^  bg-the-JEi^sident  of  the 
United  States  October  10L  19^ 

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REGULATION  4.— CLOSED  SEASONS  ON  CERTAIN  GAME  BIRDS. 

Regulation  4  is  amended  <o  as  to  read  as  follows: 

A  closed  season  shall  continue  until  September  1,  1920,  on  the  following 
migratory  game  birds:  B;>nd-tailed  pigeons,  little  brown,  sandhill,  and  whoop- 
ing cranes,  wood  duck,  swans,  curlews,  willet,  and  all  shorebirds  except  the 
black-bellied  and  golden  plovers,  Wilson  snipe  or  jacksnipe,  woodcock,  and  the 
greater  and  lesser  yellowlegs. 

A  closed  season  also  shall  continue  until  September  1,  1920,  on  rails  in  Cali- 
fornia and  Vermont  and  on  black-bellied  and  golden  plovers  and  greater  and 
yellowlegs  in  California  and  Utah;  and  until  October  1,  11)20.  on  wood- 
cock in  Illinois,  Kentucky,  and  Missouri. 

REGULATION   7.— CLOSED   SEASONS  IN   ZONE   NO.   1. 

Subtitle  "Rails,  other  than  coots  and  gallinules,*'  is  amended  so 
as  to  read  as  follows : 

Rails,  other  than  root  and  gallinules. — The  closed  season  on  sora  and  other 
rails,  excluding  coot  and  gallinules.  in  zone  1  shall  be  between  December  1  and 
August  31  next  following,  except  as  follows: 

Exception:  In  Vermont  the  closed  season  shall  continue  until  September  1, 
1920. 

Subtitle  "  Blaek-breasted  and  golden  plover  and  greater  and  lesser 
yellowlegs,"  is  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows : 

Black-bellied  and  golden  plovers  and  greater  and  lesser  yellowlegs. — The 
closed  seasons  on  black-bellied  and  golden  plovers  and  greater  and  lesser  yellow- 
legs in  zone  1  shall  be  as  follows: 

In  Maine,  New  Hampshire,  Massachusetts,  Rhode  Island,  Connecticut,  New 
York,  and  New  Jersey  the  closed  season  shall  be  between  December  1  and 
August  15  next  following; 

In  Vermont,  Pennsylvania,  Ohio,  West  Virginia,  Kentucky,  Indiana,  Michigan, 
Illinois,  Iowa,  Missouri,  Kansas,  Nebraska,  Colorado,  and  Nevada  the  closed 
season  shall  be  between  December  16  and  August  31  next  following ; 

In  Wisconsin,  Minnesota,  North  Dakota.  South  Dakota,  Montana,  Idaho,  and 
Wyoming  the  closed  season  shall  be  between  December  21  and  September  6  next 
following ; 

In  Oregon  and  Washington  the  closed  seasoi.  shall  be  between  December  16 
and  September  30  next  following;  and 

In  Utah  the  closed  season  shall  continue  until  September  1,  1920. 

Subtitle  "  Woodcock  "  is  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

Woodcock. — The  closed  season  on  woodcock  in  zone  1  shall  be  between  Decem- 
ber 1  and  September  30  next  following,  except  as  follows: 

Exceptions :  In  Illinois,  Kentucky,  and  Missouri  the  closed  season  shall  con- 
tinue until  October  1,  1920. 

REGULATION  8.— CLOSED   SEASONS   IN   ZONE   NO.  2. 

Subtitle  "Kails,  other  than  coots  and  gallinules,"  is  amended  so  as 
to  read  as  follows: 

RaiU,  other  than  coot  and  gallinules. — The  closed  season  on  sora  and  other 
rails,  excluding  coot  and  gallinules.  in  zone  2  shall  be  between  December  1  and 
August  31  next  following,  except  as  follows: 


Exceptions:  Tn  Louisiana  t lie  closed  season  shall  be  between  February  1  and 
October  31 ;  and 

In  California  the  closed  season  shall  continue  until  September  1,  1920. 

Subtitle  "  Black-breasted  and  golden  plover  and  greater  and  lesser 
yellowlegs,"  is  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

Black-bellied   and   golden   plovers   and   greater  and   lesser  yellowlegs. — The 

closed  seasons  on  black-bellied  and  golden  plovers  and  greater  and  lesser  yel- 
lowlegs in  zone  2  shall  be  as  follows: 

In  Delaware.  Maryland,  District  of  Columbia,  and  Virginia  the  closed  s< 
shall  be  between  December  1  and  August  15  next  following; 

In  South  Carolina,  Georgia,  Florida,  Alabama,  Mississippi,  Louisiana,  and 
Texas  the  closed  season  shall  be  between  February  1  and  October  31  next 
following ; 

In  North  Carolina.  Tennessee.  Arkansas,  Oklahoma.  New  Mexico,  and  Arizona 
the  closed  season  shall  be  between  December  16  and  August  31  next  following; 
and 

In  California  the  closed  season  shall  continue  until  September  1,  1920. 


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